Reverse Growth Superstar Text Volume 777: The difference between the two was halfway through the second quarter, and the Spurs' condition is getting worse and worse.

The score was gradually widened, and Link's offensive made the Spurs no longer rest assured.

The Spurs went from being 2 points ahead at the end of the first quarter to being 6 points behind now. Popovich's brows became deeper and deeper. He couldn't believe that he would lose control of the game in the face of this perfect plan.

At this time, Link once again faced Dior with the ball. This was exactly the third time Link played against Dior in this quarter.

In three rounds, Popovich replaced the defense, but Link did not forget the goal he set for himself. As long as Popovich asked Leonard to defend himself, the Grizzlies' offense would be launched!

This attack will definitely not be missed.

Dior was still the same, not shaking, not foul, not taking risks, and let Link go.

To be honest, this kind of defender who can't make mistakes is really difficult to deal with. Link thinks Dior's defense is seriously underestimated, so this guy should join the selection of the best defensive player.

Westbrook has many steals and blocks, but he often makes mistakes and often loses position due to impulsive actions. So no matter how many steals and blocks he has, he is not an excellent defensive player.

Dior and Westbrook are just the opposite. Dior seems to be neither good at stealing nor blocking. But what he is best at is not allowing the opponent to score goals. Isn’t the ultimate goal of defense to make the opponent unable to score? Stealing and blocking are just means to prevent the opponent from scoring goals.

Link continued to call for cover, asking Gasol to hang Duncan out of this move, which had been successful twice before.

It has to be said that a center with projection ability does have a greater tactically threat. Without Gasol, the Grizzlies' tactic would not have been successful.

But this time, when Link once again took advantage of Gasol's cover to break through, Link found that Duncan had made up for defense in time!

At the same time, Dior directly doubled Link. They gave up their defense against Gasol and planned to strangle Link to death at any cost!

Link calmly sent the ball to Gasol. The Spurs didn't believe in evil, and they wanted to bet on Gasol's shot.

Then let them lose in a decent way!

Gasol catches the basketball outside the three-point line, and most centers catch the ball outside the three-point line, and they will look overwhelmed.

But Gasol did not. The moment he received the basketball, he took a decisive three-pointer! Gasol didn't make much three-pointer, but all Grizzlies players knew that he had a three-point range.

Seeing Gasol make a three-pointer, Popovich's eyes were full of expectations. As long as Gasol doesn't make this shot, he can feel at ease and boldly let Dior continue to defend Link!

An offensive point that cannot be shot into cannot open up space. If Gasol cannot make a shot, Duncan will boldly go up to make up for defense every time Link plays a pick-and-roll.

But soon, the net of basketball rolled up made the expectations in Popovich's eyes disappear.

Marc Gasol made a hollow three-point shot, and he successfully seized the opportunity! As it turned out, if the Spurs rashly made Gasol shoot, even if it was a three-point shot, it would still cost him!

Link excitedly clapped Gasol, and Espanyol successfully maintained his offensive threat. And this three-pointer also helped the Grizzlies widen the gap to 9 points!

9 points, this is not a small number. If the Grizzlies score again, the score difference will go to double digits. At that time, the situation will become even more uncontrollable!

So, Link finally heard a harsh whistle.

Popovich requested a timeout, and the Spurs seemed to be re-adjusting their strategy.

Link smiled, it happened to be three rounds! Sure enough, Popovich couldn't sit still.

After the suspension is over, the old man will definitely change defense!

Everything was going as Link expected. Popovich thought he was in charge of the game, but in fact he was already under the control of the Grizzlies.

Link slowly walked down the court. After seeing Butler, he hooked his little brother's shoulder, "Do you still remember what I said to you before the start of the second quarter?"

Butler nodded and repeated what Link said before, "Don't stop running after Leonard leaves."

Link smiled with satisfaction, the Spurs' dominance over the game has ended here!

On the other side, Popovich couldn't speak as calmly as Link. He knew that Dior alone could no longer contain Link. So he walked to Leonard and looked at the expressionless guy.

"He is really too arrogant!"

Popovich yelled, while Leonard just nodded.

"Next, I need you to go back to defend Link. Torturing him like to torture Jimmy Butler, do you understand?" Popovich gritted his teeth. He wanted to see if Link could still be crazy in the face of Leonard's defense!

Although this will disrupt Popovich's original plan, the basketball game is originally about finding the best path to victory through constant adjustments.

Leonard still nodded and said nothing. This expressionless No. 2 formed a sharp contrast with the impatient Popovich.

He seemed to have no emotions at all. No matter what the situation is, no matter how anxious the head coach is, he will always be in his own rhythm.

Popovich knew Leonard's personality, otherwise it would be a different coach, and seeing the player's tepid appearance at a anxious moment, he would probably be anxious.

The brief timeout ended, and the players of both sides stepped back into the court. The Spurs came to a key node, whether they were widening the score difference to double digits and then being passively beaten, or coming from behind like in the first quarter, it all looked at these offenses and defenses!

What made Popovich happy was that the Spurs successfully narrowed the score after the first attack after the timeout.

This time, instead of Danny Green, Ginobi used a sensual breakthrough move to pass Iguodala, and then made a layup on Gasol's re-defense blocking drop-pull.

Although Ginobili's hair has fallen out, his coquettishness is still the same as before. The Argentinian's data is no longer as good as before. His scores in many games cannot even be double-digit. But if you think this "demon sword" is dull, it will definitely become bruised.

Popovich waved his fist hard, the Grizzlies wanted to get the Spurs in one fell swoop? It's not that simple! That arrogant Chinese will pay the price for his arrogance!

Ginobili's goal was indeed beautiful, but it did not affect the Grizzlies' plans.

After all, Ginobili, who is already 37, has no way to score that difficult goal every time.

When the Grizzlies attacked again, sure enough, Leonard, with a blank expression on his face, returned to Link. Buristio changed to Jimmy Butler.

Link did not hold the ball, he kept swimming outside the three-point line. Leonard did not let Link take a step, and even if Link did not hold the ball, he was still the biggest threat point on the court.

On the other side, Jimmy Butler has been as Link said since the first half, and has not stopped running.

Under Gasol's unball cover, Butler interspersed with the running position. Soon, he threw the slow-moving Burres Dior behind him.

At this time, everyone's attention was on Link, including Duncan, who had been observing Link's position, for fear that after Leonard was broken, he would not be able to make up for defense as soon as possible.

At this moment, Mike Conley suddenly threw the basketball into the air. Duncan turned his head and found that Jimmy Butler had cut along the bottom line and jumped into the air!

Butler received the basketball with both hands and blasted the ball heavily in Duncan's astonished gaze.

The Grizzlies completed another dunk in the second quarter!

"When did Jimmy run over!? Who is defending him!?"

Not to mention Duncan, even Hubby Brown, who looked at the overall situation, couldn't see clearly when Butler cut in.

Butler pulled the basket excitedly, and after being locked by Leonard for so long, he was finally liberated!

Burris Dior looked at Popovich panting. He couldn't keep up with the guy who kept running without hesitating to his strength!

Even Link would never run so frequently on the offensive end. If you run like Butler, you will be exhausted if you don’t use it for a quarter!

But Butler seemed to have no concern about the subsequent game. He left Dior far behind and easily completed a wonderful dunk.

"Continue, continue!" Popovich waved and shouted loudly. He knew that the Grizzlies were deliberately passing the ball to Butler in this round. The purpose is to hope that the Spurs would re-transfer Leonard.

Popovich would not be fooled. He doesn't believe Butler can keep running at that frequency!

What Popovich didn't know was that he had been fooled.

Dior's physical strength began to decline, and after only chasing Butler for one round, the French fat man gasped.

Facing Dior's physical strength decline, Link gave him a stronger confrontation on the defensive end!

As soon as Dior received the ball, Link rudely posted it and kept trying to steal.

Dior's physical strength was quickly consumed, and large drops of sweat hung on his forehead. The biggest disadvantage of physical strength was that Dior's unhappy movements became more slow!

This time, when Dior raised the basketball and was about to pass it to Ginobelgium, Link reached out and rushed down and pushed the ball upward, allowing Dior to take his hand off!

Dior knew that he had to take off twice to catch the basketball again. But now he is not the Dior who could beat Stodmeier in the past.

Dior, who has experienced injuries and his body has become wider, no longer has the athletic ability he used to be.

Before Dior even had time to leave the ground, Link had already caught the basketball. Dior made a mistake and the Grizzlies counterattacked again!

Dior was instantly thrown away by Link, and Leonard was naturally the first to pounce. This time, Leonard was obviously a little nervous. He had not forgotten Link's memory that did not slow down and change direction just now.

When Leonard stared at Link with all his attention, Link moved the front with a pass from behind!

Leonard turned his head and saw that Jimmy Butler had already run to the front!

Butler's absolute speed was not fast, but it still surprised Leonard and Popovich. Because compared with the first quarter, Butler's speed did not slow down at all!

"How is that possible?" Popovich was shocked. Is this unknown little substitute in his body?

After receiving the basketball, Butler took two steps and walked to the basket, and then the fans saw another performance raging the basket.

"Jimmy Butler has completely turned this into a slam dunk contest scene! He is simply a matter of time. As long as he has a chance to score, he will always be on the right route!"

"boom!"

The basketball stand was shaking violently under Butler's pull, but Popovich felt that his heart hurt even more than the basket.

After two dunks, the difference became 11 points! After returning from the timeout, the Spurs' defense did not make any progress at all!

Jimmy Butler suddenly became out of control like a wild horse.

Popovich is proud of his first and fourth young people. His proud scene control completely collapsed in front of the Grizzlies!

Butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and then continued to run quickly back to his half. When Dior had already started to hold his knees to breathe, Butler was still as energetic as he had just started playing.

"Kavai, consume him on the offensive end!" Popovich began to give advice again, hoping that Leonard could cause trouble for Butler on the offensive end.

However, Leonard's offensive ability has not yet fully grown. Faced with Butler's tough defense, Leonard's chance to connect the ball cannot be opened.

A player who keeps running wildly on the offensive end and can still keep his energy to fight against him without leaving any effort on the defensive end.
To be continued...